PLASMA CELL LEUKEMIA (PCL), A RARE AND AGGRESSIVE VARIANT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA (MM)
Keywords:
Plasma cell leukemia, multiple myeloma, leukocytes
Abstract
Plasma cells can rarely be seen in the peripheral blood of the patients previously diagnosed with multiple myeloma or more often observed at the time of diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma. When the number of these circulating cells is more than 2000/uL or more than 20% of circulating Leukocytes, the term of Plasma Cell Leukemia (PCL) is used. To the best of our knowledge, we are reporting the second ever case of plasma cell leukemia from Pakistan in the light of review of the literature.
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Humayun M, Khan A, Haider I, Muhammad W, Ajmal F, Jehanzeb. PLASMA CELL LEUKEMIA (PCL), A RARE AND AGGRESSIVE VARIANT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA (MM). Med. res. chronicles [Internet]. 2015Feb.20 [cited 2024Nov.22];2(1):121-5. Available from: https://medrech.com/index.php/medrech/article/view/58
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